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Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Was Flawed

January 22, 2020 By Guest Contributor

Just over a year ago I wrote an article titled, Donald Trump is No Saint. The article was in response to a letter sent to me. The premise of the letter was that since God has used “very flawed” persons throughout the Bible, perhaps, he could use such today (i.e., Trump). I responded by noting that “very flawed” was not a proper designation for Noah, Moses, and Paul (some of the persons the letter characterized as used by God and… Read more

A Time to Doubt

January 8, 2020 By Philip Yancey

Doubt has a stubborn power, as the Bible itself reveals. Out of my own experience with doubt, I have reached a few conclusions. Read more

An Instrument of Righteousness?

December 19, 2019 By Guest Contributor

Is our current president an “instrument of righteousness”? The primary problem with this question is that it misunderstands what righteousness is, biblically speaking. Righteousness, in scripture, is intimately tied to God’s covenantal faithfulness. Read more

An Anniversary Worth Remembering

October 21, 2019 By Guest Contributor

In 1989, shockingly, not just the Berlin Wall but the entire system of communism began to collapse. In the three decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, historians have had a field day analyzing what prompted a revolution no one had predicted. Read more

Jesus’ Last Words: “Feed” and “Give”

October 10, 2019 By Guest Contributor

By Matthew Myer Boulton At the very outset of the New Testament, Jesus’ public teaching begins in earnest with the Sermon on the Mount, the lovely “Blessed are the poor in spirit…” (Matthew 5:3). But some twenty chapters later, after countless parables and maxims, healings and disputes, Jesus gathers his disciples for one more session, one last lesson before he turns toward the cross. The moment demands a closing summary, an iconic “what’s-it-all-about” distillation of his teaching, a final argument… Read more

A String of Suicides Among High Profile Pastors: How Do We Make Sense of It?

September 18, 2019 By Guest Contributor

The death of Jarrid Wilson, a pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, makes clear once again that Christians are not immune to mental health difficulties; and clergypersons and their spouses are significantly more susceptible to depression and anxiety that the normal population. Read more

Is it Biblical for Christians to Get Tattoos?

August 28, 2019 By Lesli White

The short answer is nothing definitive is said about tattoos in the Bible. Scripture makes no specific reference to tattoos as we understand them in modern times. Read more

7 Common Christian Beliefs That Aren’t in the Bible

August 28, 2019 By Stephanie Hertzenberg

Christians have been reading and reciting the Bible for as long as it has existed. The teachings found within its pages form the bedrock of Christianity. That said, certain beliefs have wormed their way into Christianity that are not found in the Bible despite the fact that many Christians believe they are upheld by the Good Book. Here are seven common Christian beliefs that are not in the Bible. Satan Was Once Lucifer The fall of Satan from heaven has… Read more